Annual mean 10°C · wettest around March · prevailing wind SW
Warmest
27.0 °C
Coldest
-2.9 °C
Wettest
53%
Windiest
5.3 m/s
Prevailing
SW
4.1 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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bars actual · line feels-like, °Cchance of rain, %wind speed, m/ssky covered, %
The average temperature in East Lansing over the whole year is 10°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 27°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -5°C. East Lansing has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 40% in February, the driest month, to 48% in March, the wettest. Winds in East Lansing are highest in February, averaging 3.7 m/s (13 km/h), and lightest in August, at 2.1 m/s (8 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW. The clearest skies in East Lansing come in July, when the sky is typically 36% covered; January is the cloudiest month, at 75%.
Month by month East Lansing climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
-2°C
-5°C
-8°C
41%
75%
3.5 m/s
0
0
1
February
0°C
-4°C
-6°C
40%
62%
3.7 m/s
0
0
6
March
6°C
-0°C
-0°C
48%
54%
3.7 m/s
3
0
17
April
12°C
5°C
7°C
46%
53%
3.6 m/s
17
1
43
May
19°C
11°C
16°C
46%
45%
3.1 m/s
49
12
63
June
25°C
17°C
23°C
45%
37%
2.8 m/s
67
35
46
July
27°C
19°C
27°C
44%
36%
2.3 m/s
56
55
23
August
26°C
17°C
26°C
43%
38%
2.1 m/s
62
51
30
September
22°C
14°C
21°C
40%
43%
2.2 m/s
68
25
57
October
15°C
9°C
12°C
45%
53%
2.8 m/s
34
4
59
November
7°C
2°C
2°C
44%
58%
3.3 m/s
7
0
24
December
1°C
-1°C
-4°C
44%
72%
3.4 m/s
0
0
5
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short East Lansing weather by season
Year round, East Lansing has days of about -2°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 27°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from -5°C to 19°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 10°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around March and least likely around February. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
East Lansing weather in winterDecember to February
High -0°CLow -3°CRain 42%
Winter in East Lansing has typical daily highs of about -0°C and lows of about -3°C, with a 42% chance of rain on a given day.
East Lansing weather in springMarch to May
High 12°CLow 5°CRain 47%
Spring in East Lansing has typical daily highs of about 12°C and lows of about 5°C, with a 47% chance of rain on a given day.
East Lansing weather in summerJune to August
High 26°CLow 18°CRain 44%
Summer in East Lansing has typical daily highs of about 26°C and lows of about 18°C, with a 44% chance of rain on a given day.
East Lansing weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 15°CLow 8°CRain 43%
Autumn in East Lansing has typical daily highs of about 15°C and lows of about 8°C, with a 43% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in East Lansing?
East Lansing has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 40% in February, the driest month, to 48% in March, the wettest.
What time of year is East Lansing windiest?
Winds in East Lansing are highest in February, averaging 3.7 m/s (13 km/h), and lightest in August, at 2.1 m/s (8 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW.
What is the average temperature in East Lansing year round?
The average temperature in East Lansing over the whole year is 10°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 27°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -5°C.